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Animals – Teacher Resources

Incorporate students' natural curiosity about animals in your class with lessons and printables on sea life, endangered species, wildlife, and more. Educate them about animal behavior, biology, life cycles, and habitats with literature, games, and references. Science activities and graphic organizers will help students classify vertebrates and invertebrates. There are plenty of resources for math, writing, social studies, and art to extend your curriculum offerings for all grade levels.

Whiteboard Compatible Mini-Lessons

The Amazing Rain Forest Mini-Lesson
Adaptations: Bird Beaks Mini-Lesson
Meet the Mammals Mini-Lesson
Animals of the Antarctic Mini-Lesson
Characteristics of Mammals Mini-Lesson
Animals of the Arctic Mini-Lesson
Building Nests Mini-Lesson
Introducing Deserts Mini-Lesson
Focus on Frogs Mini-Lesson
More Mini-Lessons

Slideshows

Top 10 Animal-Themed Graphic Organizers
Animals Printables Slideshow (Grades K-1)
Animals Printables Slideshow (Grades 4-6)
Gallery of DK Digital Books for Life Science
Animals Printables Slideshow (Grades 1-3)
Presidential Pets
Animals Printables Slideshow (Grades 2-4)

Printables for Grades K-2

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activities Booklet
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Poster & Activities
Body Parts of an Ant
A Butterfly's Life Cycle
What Is Adaptation?
Frog Life Cycle Booklet
Home, Sweet, Home: Animal Habitats
More Popular Animal Printables

Printables for Grades 3-5

Butterfly Life Cycle Worksheet
Layers of the Rain Forest Worksheets
Animals of the Rainforest
How to Eat Fried Worms Enrichment Activities
Vertebrate and Invertebrate Animals
Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities
Orangutan Reading Passage
More Popular Animal Printables

Printables for Grades 6-8

Animal Cell/Plant Cell (Blank) Printable
The Parts of a Plant Cell and an Animal Cell
Insects in the Garden
The Anatomy of an Earthworm
Dominant and Recessive Genes
Animal Adaptations Project -- Worksheet 1
An Animal Word Search
More Popular Animal Printables

Printables for Grades 9-12

The Anatomy of a Sponge
Food Web (Blank) Printable
Bacteria, Plants & Animals Printable Book (6-10)
Giant Rain Forest Animals
The Life Cycle of a Frog (Blank) Printable
Threats to Tropical Rain Forests
The Six Kingdoms
More Popular Animal Printables

Graphic Organizers

Dogs and Cats as Pets: Venn Diagram
Animal Coverings
KWL Chart - Animals
KWL Chart - Living and Non-Living
Horse Organizer
Living and Non-Living Things
In a Garden
More Animal Graphic Organizers

Quizzes

Animal Classification Quiz
Vertebrates and Invertebrates Quiz
Mammals Quiz
Animal Facts Quiz
Young Animals Quiz
Insects Don't Bug Me Quiz
Spiders Quiz
More Animal Quizzes

Lesson Plans for Grades K-6

Life Cycle of Butterflies
What Am I? Icebreaker
"The Grasshopper and the Owl": A Fable by Aesop
Charlotte's Web Persuasive Letter
Animals of the Rainforest
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons
"The Fox and the Goat": A Lesson on Aesop's Fable
More Popular Animal Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans for Grades 7-12

Why Care About Amphibian Population Decline and Malformations?
Estimating Turtle Size and Age
What Foods Attract Ants?
Dinosaur Detectives
Discover a Pond Food Web
Mimics Survive -- Camouflaged Reptiles
Origins of Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month
More Animal Lesson Plans

Animals & Technology Connected

Animal Report PowerPoint Presentation
Animal Report PowerPoint Presentation: Student Planning Pages
Animal Report PowerPoint Presentation: Teacher Planning Page
Insects on the Internet
Microscopic Organisms
Man's Best Friend Rubric
All About Wolves Rubric
More Technology Activities on Animals

Music, Drama, & Animals Connected

Playing Prehistorics
The Beetles and the Bedbugs Song
The Barnyard Song
The Barnum & Bailey Circus
More Music and Drama Activities on Animals

Animal Activities for Art Class

"Dear Zoo" Flap Book
Rain Forest Animals
Farm Animals Matching
Hey There, Stink Bug! Activity Guide
Sea Animal Patterns
Sea Creatures: Would You Rather...
Papier-Mâché Piggy Bank
More Popular Animal Art Activities

Animals in Literature

Charlotte's Web
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Animal Farm
Make Way for Ducklings
Two Bad Ants Teacher's Guide
Diary of a Worm Classroom Activities
Stellaluna
More Popular Literature Resources on Animals

Animal Resources for Reading & Language Arts

Zoo Animals
Life in the Sea
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
Animal Research and Writing
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery
Reading Warm-Up 36 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Because of Winn-Dixie Teacher's Guide
More Popular Animal Resources for Reading & Language Arts

Digital Books

Eyewitness: Jungle
Eye Wonder: Mammals
One Million Things: Animal Life
Eye Wonder: Birds
Eyewitness: Arctic & Antarctic
Eyewitness: Eagle & Birds of Prey
Little Brainwaves Investigate: Animals
E.Guides: Mammal
Eyewitness: Mammal
Eyewitness: Bird
DK First Animal Encyclopedia
Eyewitness: Amphibian
Gallery of DK Digital Books for Life Science

Games & Puzzles

Spring Crossword Puzzle I
A Bird Word Search
Where Are the Animals?
A Fishy Word Search
Sea Mammals, Part 1
In the Pond
Animal Life Puzzles
Search for the Animals
Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express Activity Kit
Ocean Speak

Social Studies & Animals Connected

An Ocean Adventure Sub Kit (Grades 3-4)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Summer of the Swans
Second-Grade Soil Scientists
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Word Puzzle
Name That Shark
The Race of Toad and Deer
More Popular Animal Resources for Social Studies

Wildlife Week Resources

A Visit to the Zoo Sub Kit (Grades 1-2)
Butterfly Facts and Questions
Animal Adaptations Project -- Teacher Notes
Animal Habitat Crossword Puzzle
How Do Seasons Affect Animal Adaptations? -- Activity 4.11
Butterfly Life Cycle Quiz
Animal Adaptation Project -- Student Overview
More Wildlife Teacher Resources

Earth Day Activities

Animal and Insect Pictures
There's an Owl in the Shower
Extinct, Endangered, and Threatened Animals Activity
Identifying Biomes
What Are Viruses & Bacteria?
What Is Balance in an Ecosystem?
Animal Apartments
More Earth Day Teacher Resources

Animal Biology Resources

How Do Animals Move? -- Activity 4.9
Animal Babies and Parents
How Do Plant and Animal Cells Differ?
Bird or Mammal?
Amphibian Population Declines
An Earthworm
Reptile and Amphibian Life Span and Life History
More Animal Biology Resources

Mathematics & Animals Connected

Which Dinosaur Is Taller?
Dot-to-Dot Tiger Count
Great Giraffes
Spider Count
Literature & Math: The Best Bug Parade & The ABCs of Art
Favorite Animal Graph
Great, Big Enormous Animals
More Popular Animal Activities for Math Class

Animal Resources for History Class

Reading Warm-Up 35 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
All About the Buffalo
Animals in Uniform
Animal Skin Clothing
The Buffalo Hunters
The Magnificent Salmon
More Animal Resources for History Class

Health & Safety Resources on Animals

The Ants Have It!
Food From Plants and Animals
Join the Firefighters!
Disease-Carrying Animals
Wild Critters
More Health & Safety Resources on Animals

Endangered Species

Endangered Species Wordsearch
Endangered Animals Hunt
Endangered Animals
Who Gives a Hoot?
Wetlands Life Worksheet
Endangered Animal Species
Jane Goodall, Ethologist
More Resources on Endangered Species

Insects

List of Rain Forest Animals
Am I an Insect?
Insects Bulletin Board
Ladybug Pattern
Insect Habitats
Butterfly Garden
Camouflage
More Insects – Teacher Resources

Aquatic Animals

Giant Squid Attack!
How Big Is a Blue Whale?
What Belongs in the Ocean?
Ralph Masiello's Ocean Drawing Book Coloring Page
Marine Animals Alphabet Activity
Backyardigans Character Mask: Pablo
Draw a Story
More Popular Aquatic Animal Resources

Zoo Animals

Lion Mask Cut-Out
The Petting Zoo
Draw a Path to My Door
Making a Zoo Poster
Science and Technology: Fake Trees and Giraffes
Science, Technology, and Society: Zoos that Are News
Where Will You Find Them?
More Resources on Zoo Animals

References

Some Unusual Facts About Snakes
Animal Defenses
Vertebrates Versus Invertebrates
Animals as Athletes
Animal Names: Male, Female, Young
Animal Cloning: Facts and Fallacies
Types of Animal Scientists
More Animal References

Additional Animal Resources

Animal Adaptations Resources
Dinosaurs – Teacher Resources

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May Calendar of Events
The month of May is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each one, including Transportation Week (5/13-19), Memorial Day (5/28), and World No Tobacco Day (5/31). Plus, celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, Physical Fitness & Sports Month, and Transportation Month all May long!

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